Dasavatharam: An avatar in Sanskrit

An avatar in Sanskrit means “descent.” It is the manifestation of God, a deity, or the supreme self in an earthly embodiment. Dashavatara of Vishnu means ten avatars of Lord Vishnu ; he manifested on earth to sustain the dharma. During different Yugas, Vishnu incarnated to establish righteousness or dharma. For instance, in Treta Yuga, he manifested as Rama Avatar to liberate the world from Ravana. In Dwapara Yuga, he played the central role of Mahabharata as Sri Krishna. Vishnu is all ... Dasavathaaram is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Kamal Haasan, who also wrote the screenplay and story of the film, in ten distinct roles... After realizing the danger of a bio-weapon, a scientist wants to protect it from being misused. The vial accidentally reaches India, and he must race against time to prevent a potential disaster. Text 7 in Chapter 4 of Srimad Bhagawat Geeta - the religious scripture of the Hindus states that "Yada yada hi dharmasya, glaanir bhavati Bharata Abhyuddhanam adharmasya, tadaatmaanam srujamyaham" Lord Krishna addresses Arjuna - the Pandava prince and says, "Whenever and wherever there is a decline in dharma (righteousness) and there is predominance of adharma, during such time I descend Myself on to Earth to protect dharma". It is believed that Lord Vishnu has taken several avatars and ...